Oscar winners you can watch instantly

If this year's nominations have you in mood for movies, check out one of these Academy Award-winning flicks of the past, available to watch instantly on Netflix, Amazon Instant Video or Redbox.

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Nominees for the 87th Academy Awards have been announced. Why not spend the long wait until the Feb. 22 ceremony by catching up with these past winners? Keep clicking to take a look at which previous Oscar winners you can watch immediately on Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and Redbox.

Nominees for the 87th Academy Awards have been announced. Why not spend the long wait until the Feb. 22 ceremony by catching up with these past winners? Keep clicking to take a look at which previous Oscar ... more

"12 Years a Slave"Where to watch: Amazon Instant VideoSynopsis: This film is based off the true story of a man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery.Won: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong'o), and Best Writing for an Adapted Screenplay less

"12 Years a Slave"
Where to watch: Amazon Instant VideoSynopsis: This film is based off the true story of a man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery.Won: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Lupita ... more

"Dallas Buyers Club"Where to watch: Amazon Instant Video, RedboxSynopsis: This film follows the true story of an HIV-positive man who was given 30 days to live, so he seeks alternative medicine and helps smuggle unapproved drugs into the United States.Won: Best Actor (Matthew McConaughey), Best Supporting Actor (Jared Leto), and Best Makeup less

"Dallas Buyers Club"
Where to watch: Amazon Instant Video, RedboxSynopsis: This film follows the true story of an HIV-positive man who was given 30 days to live, so he seeks alternative medicine and helps ... more

"Gravity"Where to watch: Amazon Instant Video, RedboxSynopsis: After an accident in space leaves her totally alone without any way to contact Earth, an astronaut must find her way back home.Won: Best Director (Alfonso Cuaron), Best Cinematography, Best Original Music Score, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing less

"Gravity"Where to watch: Amazon Instant Video, RedboxSynopsis: After an accident in space leaves her totally alone without any way to contact Earth, an astronaut must find her way back home.Won: Best Director ... more

"Frozen"Where to watch: Amazon Instant Video, Redbox Synopsis: A princess who is cursed with turning everything she touches to ice flees the town she grew up in, while her optimistic sister and her team of friends set out to find her.Won: Best Original Song ("Let It Go") and Best Animated Feature Film less

"Frozen"Where to watch: Amazon Instant Video, RedboxSynopsis: A princess who is cursed with turning everything she touches to ice flees the town she grew up in, while her optimistic sister and her team of ... more

"The Great Gatsby"Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video and Redbox Synopsis: Based on the acclaimed book by F. Scott Fitzgerald, a man tries to win back his one-time love years after they last parted.Won: Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design less

"The Great Gatsby"
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video and RedboxSynopsis: Based on the acclaimed book by F. Scott Fitzgerald, a man tries to win back his one-time love years after they last parted.Won: Best ... more

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"The Great Gatsby" Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video... Photo-6243094.77871 - Houston Chronicle

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"Her"Where to watch: Amazon Instant Video, RedboxSynopsis: A man falls in love with his operating system, who has become sentient. Won: Best Original Screenplay

"Her"
Where to watch: Amazon Instant Video, RedboxSynopsis: A man falls in love with his operating system, who has become sentient.Won: Best Original Screenplay

"Forrest Gump"Where to watch: Netflix, Amazon Instant VideoSynopsis: A kind but unintelligent man from Alabama falls in love while finding himself a part of some of 20th Century America's most iconic moments.

Won: Best Picture, Best Director (Robert Zemeckis), Best Actor (Tom Hanks), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Visual Effects

"Forrest Gump"Where to watch: Netflix, Amazon Instant VideoSynopsis: A kind but unintelligent man from Alabama falls in love while finding himself a part of some of 20th Century America's most iconic ... more